This is an actual news headline. Senator Carl Kruger took hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribe money – and then laundered it through his secret boyfriend.

“Lady Gaga has made it very clear in the past that she is more than willing to join the legions of pop stars with strong political opinions. But usually, it doesn’t work out as nicely.”

Some people got married and some could get married and some people apologized and others hugged a lot! Sometimes women can make sushi and also we love Neko Case! Happy (kind of belated) Sunday Funday!

“I said I’d gone to New York to be a model, and I hadn’t. I’d gone there for life and sex and cruelty.”

“Senator Penny Wong has been a driving force in creating reform for gay and lesbian Australians, and part of her ability to be the instigator of reform stems from the fact that she has chosen to refrain from advocating for gay marriage.”

In which we announce the contest finalists so you can read their stories (maybe cry a little) and VOTE!

In celebration of New York Marriage Equality and in recognition of same-sex unions everywhere, I’m giving away free wedding photography to one gay or lesbian couple (a $4,000 value)!

“I’ve compiled all the news and gossip from the night, courtesy of both credible news sources and the Morning After Lesbian Phone Tree.”

And why’s that such a bad thing?

Fred Karger, the man who would be a gay Republican president, has been denied participation in the upcoming California Republican Convention.

“When I hear this song, I picture the shiny Lady Gaga motorcycle mutant rolling through the night, wind in its hair, and it makes me feel pretty awesome.”

“…a disciplined minority of totalitarians can use the instruments of democratic government to undermine democracy itself.”

Generation L promises to be “a sensational new reality series that goes behind closed doors and into the lives and bedrooms of the new generation of gay women.” Neat, huh.

In which supporters and opponents of marriage equality agree on something: This law sucks.

“Who will they demonize if not the gays?”

Lilith Fair is officially dunzo. Plus, Glee releasing an album of The Warblers, Jonathan Murray talks 25 years of The Real World, Jodi Picoult’s new novel, Michelle Rodriguez doth protest too much.

Two same-sex binational couples can breathe a sigh of relief about deportation, but it’s not necessarily because new immigration guidelines are working.

When I hear the words “Civil Union” or “Domestic Partnership,” I think “inequality” and “separate but equal.”

“Tried to find the place on a map, but apparently they’re stuck somewhere in 1956.”

This year some people went way above and beyond buying Disney-themed Valentines from Walgreens – these queers are out there fighting for their right to marry, because Valentine’s Day should be about everyone.